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Something that came into the lab....
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03-05-2013 08:52 PM
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Most likely. Am not an expert in the field on these yet! But there were a lot of aspects that just didn't match up.
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Yeah, the 'markings' just kind of reach out and scream that word, along with everything else! But you know what? I like it, a lot! I would love to find one around here just to fill a hole in my collection. I've said it a million times, it amazes me what they can do over there with a hammer and some railway steel! Very neat example. Will be eager to hear more about it!
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Is it my imagination or does the right hand lug on the bolt appear to have been pounded out of shape (by firing?).
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I saw some great examples of a 'prehistoric' workshop, as compared to a modern fitting & turning workshop, fixes and replacements. One P14 I recovered was duly dismantled for inspection and evaluation. When I tried to remove the rear of the bolt, believing it to be of the standard mauser style interrupter thread, I was initially perplexed and then amazed to find it to be a conventional thread. The firing pin at some stage was replaced with a home-made example. Whilst it looked very crudein construction, the bolt worked as advertised.
As far as I'm aware, the example in the above pics will be headed for a museum. This is but one of many firearms I saw, handled during my time OS. Everything from Kyber Pass copies of flintlock pistols, to an 1873 Jaeger rifle, Martini Henry's, SMLE's, Nagants, P14's and more AK variant than you could poke a stick at!
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It's probably a good thing I'm not still not in the service and over there....I'd be trying to find a way to get everything home!
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Deceased January 15th, 2016
A classic example of the Genre.